Spin (Boosted Hearts Book 2)
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Noah started chatting to Adam animatedly, while Shay, Hugh, and Lucy discussed nursery colors. Edna looked like she might explode from sheer happiness, sucking back her gin and tonic enthusiastically, and Harold finished off the garlic bread. Joe tightened his arm around Darcey, pulling her in close and burying his nose in her hair. “You want kids someday?”
She turned to him, her soft cheek brushing against his, eyes bright with emotion. Happiness. “Yeah, one day.”
He grinned down at her. “Good. Me, too.” Then he kissed her, slow and deep, until Noah yelled that he was “going to puke if they didn’t cut it out”. Adam, the prick, agreed wholeheartedly.
~ * ~
Later that night, Joe did the rounds. Darcey was already in bed, their bed, in their room, in their house. Yeah, he freaking loved that.
He headed to Noah’s room to turn off the light. The kid was crashed out, Gandalf, his puppy stretched out beside him. Joe grinned. He’d grown to love the kid in the short time he’d known him. And he’d make sure he had everything he needed. That he never felt scared or afraid ever again.
He switched off the light and headed down the hall, sucking in a breath when he rounded the corner to his and Darcey’s room. She wasn’t doing anything out of the ordinary. Just sitting crossed-legged on the edge of the bed, hair up in a messy bun, wearing one of his shirts while she stared down at her phone, tapping out a text. But tonight, like every night, she took his breath away.
“Who you talking to?” His voice came out gritty, and she turned to him, picking up on it instantly.
She smiled. “Shay. She wants to go baby clothes shopping tomorrow.”
“You gonna go getting all broody on me?”
She shook her head. “Not yet. I like the family we have now. I’d like to keep it just the three of us for a while.”
He nodded and walked toward her. She put her phone on the bedside table and dropped back, wrapping herself around him as he came down on top of her.
“Agreed.” He ground his hips against hers. “I think we should just stick to practicing for a while.”
“Lots of practice.”
“Tons.”
She curled her fingers around the side of his neck, fingers grazing the pounding pulse there, brushing her thumb over his beard. “I’m in the mood for a vigorous practice session tonight, how about you?”
His dick ached, and his heart was beating like a techno beat. “Hell, yeah.” He rolled to his back, dragged off his shirt, shucked down his jeans, and slid his fingers down the sides of his boxers, grinning at her. “Let me just release The Beast.”
Darcey threw back her head and laughed, rolling toward him and straddling his hips. “You’re crazy. You know that, right?”
He slid his hands into her hair and pulled her down for a kiss. “Yes,” he murmured against her lips. “And you love it.”
“Damn right I do.”
When she’d said those words, there was no laughter in her voice. It was soft and sweet and made his chest ache. “You make me feel like I’m spinning out of control, but with you, I know there’s no chance I’ll ever crash, so I just get to sit back and enjoy the adrenaline filled ride.”
She leaned in and smiled against his mouth. “I like that.”
Sliding one hand up and down her back, he looked into her dark eyes. “I’m also insanely in love with you.”
Her breath hitched and she blinked rapidly. “I love you, too. You’ve changed everything. You’ve given me a whole new life, a safe place, a home. Joe—” A tear slid down her cheek. “You’re my home.”
He kissed her before she saw his own glassy eyes.
Then he rolled her over, and they got to practicing.
The End
Acknowledgements
As always, thank you to my amazingly supportive family. Love you guys! My editor, Theresa Cole—thank you for helping me whip this book into shape. Deanna Lynn for the excellent proofread and final polish. Heather Boyd for the formatting. Once again, to Letitia Hasser from RBA Designs for creating such a gorgeous cover. Squishy hugs and sloppy smooches to Nicola Davidson and Tracey Alvarez, you know why! A huge thank you to the book bloggers out there who have taken the time to read, review, and share my books, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate what you do! And last but by no means least, to you, the reader, thank you for taking a chance on Joe and Darcey! I hope you love their story as much as I loved writing it!
About Sherilee Gray
Sherilee Gray writes sexy, edgy, contemporary romance. Stories full of heat and high emotion, following stubborn characters as they fight against the odds…and getting their happily ever after. She’s a Kiwi girl who lives in beautiful New Zealand with her husband and their two children. When not writing or fueling her voracious book addiction, she can be found dreaming of far-off places with a mug of tea in one hand and a bar of Cadbury Rocky Road chocolate in the other.
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Books by Sherilee
Boosted Hearts:
Swerve
Axle Alley Vipers:
Crashed
Revved
Wrecked
Black Hills Pack:
Lone Wolf’s Captive
A Wolf’s Deception
Coming Next…
SLIDE
Boosted Hearts #3
She’s forbidden fruit…but damn he wants a bite…
To block out a nightmare past, retired car thief and mechanic Adam Grady has chosen a life of complete denial. So when he agrees to one final job, the last thing he expects to find in the car he’s just boosted is his biggest temptation – his best friend’s little sister. Now he’s on the road trip from hell, and the sexy she-devil riding shotgun is determined to make him sin…
Lucy Colton’s specialty is burning bridges and epic mistakes, but now it’s time to sort out her life and get serious. Well, she will after succeeding in one final, reckless endeavor: seducing her long time crush Adam Grady. Forever might be off the table, but there’s a sizzling heat between them even he can’t deny. And she’s determined to test his limits.